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Security failure? Capitol siege by pro-Trump mob forces questions, ousters

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The violent siege of the Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters forced painful new questions across government Thursday about his fitness to remain in office for two more weeks and the ability of the police to secure the complex. The rampage that shocked the world and left the country on edge forced the resignations of three top Capitol security officials over the failure to stop the breach.

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